RepRap: Blog

While assembling those nice, pointy probe tips a certain amount of ... carnage was involved. I shall write "101 Ways To Trash Your Probe" at some stage. It became very worthwhile creating a jig, as it takes a while to re-make a tip (mostly in getting all the equipment out on the bench, mind). So I created this jig to hold a Probe Tip Arm in place while you glue the probe in it etc.:

The jig features a mark showing where the tip needs to be, and extensions to protect it as you work. Hopefully I have allowed enough clearance so you don't smash the tip on the side of the protective bits. Oh the irony.

The probe wire needs to be bent a bit so that it sits flat in the probe, and I'm just holding it in place with a bit of masking tape while I glue the probe wire into the Probe Tip Arm. I'm not sure if it's worth trying to make a tool to angle the probe tip. Let me know how you go.

It handily protects the probe while the glue dries and as you shuffle things around the workbench. I'm backing off now as our electricity is turning on and off like disco lights. The jig is on Github already as https://github.com/VikOlliver/RepRapMicron/blob/main/maus/maus_probe.scad

>Fzzzit!!!< CLONK WhrrrrimmmM!!!! 

Power Resumed

Sorry about that, folks. Electricity is back. The jig now has a slot in it to allow the Probe Beam to be fitted onto the Probe Arm without removing said arm, and you can nut the two together in the jig - admittedly a fiddly process unless you have a small nut driver. So anything that reduces tricksy handling of the probe manually is a good thing! There's also a little notch underneath so your finger can push the screw up into the Probe Arm. I've updated the Github.

# posted by vik-olliver @ 11:04 PM